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单词 desperately
释义

desperately

adverb

des·​per·​ate·​ly ˈde-sp(ə-)rət-lē How to pronounce desperately (audio)
-spərt-
1
: in a way that involves despair, extreme measures, or rashness : in a desperate manner
struggling desperately
desperately crying out
2
: extremely, terribly
desperately tired
desperately important

Synonyms

  • achingly
  • almighty
  • archly
  • awful
  • awfully
  • badly
  • beastly
  • blisteringly
  • bone
  • colossally
  • corking
  • cracking
  • damn
  • damned
  • dang
  • deadly
  • eminently
  • enormously
  • especially
  • ever
  • exceedingly
  • exceeding
  • extra
  • extremely
  • fabulously
  • fantastically
  • far
  • fiercely
  • filthy
  • frightfully
  • full
  • greatly
  • heavily
  • highly
  • hugely
  • immensely
  • incredibly
  • intensely
  • jolly
  • majorly
  • mightily
  • mighty
  • monstrous [chiefly dialect]
  • mortally
  • most
  • much
  • particularly
  • passing
  • rattling
  • real
  • really
  • right
  • roaring
  • roaringly
  • seriously
  • severely
  • so
  • sore
  • sorely
  • spanking
  • specially
  • stinking
  • such
  • super
  • supremely
  • surpassingly
  • terribly
  • that
  • thumping
  • too
  • unco
  • uncommonly
  • vastly
  • very
  • vitally
  • way
  • whacking
  • wicked
  • wildly
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Example Sentences

all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
Recent Examples on the Web Our nation desperately needs leaders who can help Americans find some measure of civility and mutual respect amid political disagreement. Karl Rove, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 With DeAndre Hopkins suspended, Arizona desperately needs Murray to play like an NFL MVP. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 Both measures - one championed by Mayor London Breed and the other by a majority of the Board of Supervisors - would waive most of a complicated city approvals process that can slow down or kill affordable projects the city desperately needs. Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Aug. 2022 Rachel desperately needs to find and rescue her daughter before she is forced to play this role for the rest of her life. al, 21 Aug. 2022 The mini-riots exposed the Latino-majority city’s inequities to the world and showed that a civic leader was desperately needed to step up and offer hope. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 Although it’s in its early stages, such advocacy is desperately needed as states struggle to ensure residents with common legal problems aren’t left behind, lawyers said. Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 20 Aug. 2022 There is a balancing act involved in increasing the flow of Ukrainian grain to the developing world, where it is desperately needed to stave off hunger. David J. Lynch, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 There is a balancing act involved in increasing the flow of Ukrainian grain to the developing world, where it is desperately needed to stave off hunger. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

desperate + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

desperately

adverb

des·​per·​ate·​ly ˈde-spə-rət-lē How to pronounce desperately (audio)
-sprət-lē
1
: in a way showing great worry and weakening hope
They desperately called for help.
2
: in such a way as to leave little hope
He became desperately ill.
3
: with great intensity
… I wished desperately that I knew where my mama was … Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux

desperately

adverb

as in extremely
to a great degree all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • extremely
  • terribly
  • badly
  • incredibly
  • so
  • very
  • too
  • damned
  • damn
  • really
  • that
  • highly
  • severely
  • seriously
  • intensely
  • wildly
  • greatly
  • fiercely
  • far
  • especially
  • much
  • heavily
  • super
  • jolly
  • particularly
  • most
  • awfully
  • full
  • sorely
  • exceptionally
  • real
  • absolutely
  • fantastically
  • way
  • achingly
  • vitally
  • awful
  • mighty
  • totally
  • immensely
  • fabulously
  • specially
  • frightfully
  • supremely
  • mortally
  • filthy
  • extra
  • exceedingly
  • such
  • utterly
  • good and
  • hugely
  • deeply
  • thoroughly
  • completely
  • stinking
  • dang
  • uncommonly
  • mightily
  • passing
  • sore
  • rattling
  • enormously
  • exceeding
  • remarkably
  • wicked
  • roaring
  • surpassingly
  • archly
  • almighty
  • whacking
  • majorly
  • positively
  • eminently
  • vastly
  • deadly
  • cracking
  • ever
  • a lot
  • thumping
  • beastly
  • unco
  • bone
  • roaringly
  • monstrous
  • colossally
  • entirely
  • significantly
  • right
  • spanking
  • obviously
  • blisteringly
  • fully
  • wholly
  • visibly
  • profoundly
  • radically
  • noticeably
  • corking
  • considerably
  • downright
  • notably
  • as all get-out
  • substantially
  • palpably
  • extensively
  • purely
  • plainly
  • excessively
  • markedly
  • obscenely
  • abundantly
  • plentifully
  • monumentally
  • altogether
  • flat-out
  • astonishingly
  • amazingly
  • appreciably
  • discernibly
  • monstrously
  • staggeringly
  • grandly
  • astronomically
  • overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • somewhat
  • little
  • slightly
  • just
  • nominally
  • barely
  • hardly
  • scarcely
  • marginally
  • negligibly
  • minimally
  • meagerly
  • scantily
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